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Feedlot Production Management focuses on issues that practicing veterinarians will encounter working with a farmer/feeder or consulting a large western feedlot. Issues include, but are not limited to, animal health and well-being, cattle handling, vaccinology, evidence-based medicine, nutrition, economics, carcass characteristics, personnel management, environmental issues, field necropsy, and data interpretation. Includes numerous field trips to large western Kansas feedlots and day trips to our cattle feeding facility north of the veterinary school. This is a very "hands on" rotation.
Elective clinical assignment in techniques of embryo transfer. Primary species studied will be bovine but equine and small ruminant embryo transfer will be covered during discussions. Enrollment is limited to four students per two week session. Biosecurity: All students must follow current College policies regarding animal contact following foreign travel.
We are Veterinary Emergency Group, an organization founded on a single mission: helping people and their pets when they need it most. VEG's rapidly growing group of hospitals has revolutionized pet emergency and urgent care with a client-centered approach, rapid response times, and a highly focused-emergency-only staff. With multiple locations, we offer the flexibility, mentorship, and diverse learning experience you want. Our industry-leading compensation, unlimited CE, and growth opportunities are just part of what makes VEG the place for emergency doctors to work.
Our Externship Program gives students intensive hands-on emergency medicine experience and the chance to work alongside skilled emergency doctors. Students will focus on learning how to communicate effectively with our clients, diagnose a variety of emergency conditions, develop emergency treatment plans, and collaborate with support staff in a fast-paced environment.
Extern will shadow and work with multiple board certified veterinary ophthalmologists in clinical ophthalmology - eye examination, performing and assisting with diagnostics, history taking, assessment of clinical findings, handling of diagnostic instruments; assisting in anesthesia induction, monitoring and recovery; surgery prepping, assistance and observation; discussion of cases/treatment/pharmacology; verbal inquiry and quizzing on any clinical topic in ophtho; with access to various references
Based in Chicago, the ZPP is a unique collaboration between the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and a number of private and public entities, including Brookfield Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, and Shedd Aquarium. Externs conduct gross necropsies and microscopic evaluation of diagnostic cases in conjunction with residents and staff pathologists. Background reading and research for diagnostic cases is expected of externs as is participation in weekly gross and histopathology seminars. A small retrospective project is completed during the externship using archived materials. Daily schedules are determined by the current day’s caseload. Whenever possible, participation in necropsies is the priority. Teaching sets of classic non-domestic animal gross and histologic lesions are available for study as are copies of important published papers and literature. The ZPP has a full library of reference texts and archives of case material that are available for individual study if interest and time permit.
The primary purpose of our Veterinary Student Externship is to provide a hands-on learning experience for 3rd and 4th year students who are enrolled in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. The program is flexible and can be scheduled in 1- to 4-week blocks, depending on the extern’s availability. We feel that the students who possess an open mind and a willingness to learn will benefit the most from our externship.
Develop surgery skills including laser surgery and dentistry. Workup routine appointments and sick patients. Gain additional experience in large animal medicine and surgery.
Student can choose from our many specialty departments to complete their elective blocks, and may stay for as long as they'd like.
Externs will assist the veterinarians and veterinary technicians in the daily clinical practice at the Fort Worth Zoo. Minimum skills to be learned and practiced by students include examination, blood collection techniques, basic laboratory techniques, and chemical immobilization and anesthesia of zoo animal species. Students will complete and present a project by the end of the externship.
Highlights:
- Three- to eight-week externships for veterinary students in their clinical years
- Fully-equipped veterinary hospital (rigid/flexible endoscopy, ultrasound, blood gases analyzer, digital radiography, OR, ICU room, necropsy room) with a full-service in-house laboratory as well as a fully-equipped and staffed nutrition department
- Fully-staffed veterinary hospital with access to 4 full-time veterinarians including current and actively studying to become ACZM diplomates
- Potential for publications dependent on length of externship, dedication level, and interest
- This is a volunteer program; no monetary compensation, housing, transportation, or insurance will be provided
All students with a strong interest in zoo medicine are encouraged to apply. Self-motivated, self-starting students will have the greatest success in this externship. Application materials include:
- Cover letter, curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation
- Include 3 preferred time slots ranked in order of preference
- Submit application materials and prioritized time slots via email to veterinaryexternship@fortworthzoo.org
Externs must have a negative TB test within 6 months of start date, be up-to-date with tetanus vaccine (within the last 10 years), and have a current rabies vaccine or titer within the past 2 years
Students will spend their time here functioning as a resident would (with guidance, of course). Students will attend any scheduled rounds, read journal articles, and practice writing biopsy/ necropsy reports. Also spending mornings focusing on biopsies and afternoons participating in necropsies with our 3rd year clinical rotation students. We anticipate that students will take a necropsy case in the first week that will get presented to the group in the second week on Thursday over lunch.
You will be assigned a resident mentor per week to guide you. Additionally, you will have a chance to meet with individual pathologists to chat about careers in pathology and have any questions answered you may have.